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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJodie Laubenberg, Texas GOP Lawmaker, Suggests Rape Kits Can Give Abortions
Amid a heated debate over a restrictive anti-abortion bill being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers, one Republican argued that a proposed exemption for rape victims was unnecessary because assaulted women could simply turn to rape kits for abortions.
"In the emergency room they have whats called rape kits, where a woman can get cleaned out," said state Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R), sponsor of the controversial SB 5, according to The Associated Press. "The woman had five months to make that decision, at this point we are looking at a baby that is very far along in its development."
As HuffPost blogger Soraya Chemaly notes, that's not the function of rape kits, typically administered to collect evidence of sexual assault. Not even close, PolitiFact Texas reports, giving Laubenberg's remark a "pants on fire" rating.
Laubenberg's claim came in response to a proposed amendment by Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D), which would have added exceptions for victims of rape and incest to the proposed 20-week abortion ban. Laubenberg's bill, passed by state House Republicans on Monday, also would shutter 37 of the state's 42 abortion clinics with new regulations that would require such the facilities to adhere to the standards of surgical centers. ..................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/jodie-laubenberg-texas-rape_n_3493220.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037
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Jodie Laubenberg, Texas GOP Lawmaker, Suggests Rape Kits Can Give Abortions (Original Post)
marmar
Jun 2013
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DirkGently
(12,151 posts)1. Jesus. You can almost see her swallowing her own bile even saying that.
... but she said it anyway. Twice.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)2. How can any female vote republican? Especially in texas ?
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)3. Plenty of Xtian Dominionists are women.
They serve a "higher power."
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)4. How many are there ?